3 d. ago Fashion week for Australia’s fluffiest and silkiest alpacas, where ‘we’re all hoping for a good hair day’

At the Australian Alpaca National Show, local camelids compete in the hope of being crowned Supreme Champion. But it’s not some ‘fancy kennel club’ – this is a serious industryIt’s a scant 12C in Bendigo, but scores of fans whirr through the showground’s pavilion. The stars of this weekend’s proceedings hope to shine, but it’s important they don’t sweat too much before their time in the limelight.“They need to keep their hair nice and well done,” says Lee Sadler, vice-president of the Australian Alpaca Association. “We’re all hoping for a good hair day.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago MasterChef 2025: Full list of 12 contestants in new BBC series

MasterChef has returned to BBC to crown another kitchen champion

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9 d. ago McLaren boss anticipates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ‘swapping paint again’

The team-mates are battling to be crowned champion of the world.

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3 w. ago Scheffler is compared to Tiger Woods after a win that rarely seemed in doubt | Sean Ingle

A four-shot margin of victory at the Open led Xander Schauffele to say the world No 1 is ‘taking the throne of dominance’ that American legend once hadNo sooner had the Claret Jug been lifted high above Scottie Scheffler’s head than the scramble for superlatives began. With every word and exaltation there was also a sense that golf’s Overton window had shifted, with his peers daring to voice opinions previously beyond the pale.It was Xander Schauffele who perhaps said it best, as Scheffler was slow‑walking up the 18th, as if trying to savour every second of a first Open Championship victory. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy lauds 'amazing' Scottie Scheffler after falling short at Portrush

Rory McIlroy expressed his admiration for Scottie Scheffler after the world number one denied him the chance of an emotional win in his home Open with a runaway victory at Royal Portrush.

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3 w. ago Rory McIlroy gives honest reaction to dominant Scottie Scheffler victory at The Open

McIlroy fell short in front of home support at Royal Portrush, but admits Scheffler inspires him with the level he has sustained in recent years

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3 w. ago Scottie Scheffler reacts to ‘silly’ Tiger Woods comparisons after dominant victory at The Open

Scheffler has taken the exact number of days as Woods between their first and fourth major championships (1,197), prompting discussion over The Open champion’s similar trajectory to the top of the game

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3 w. ago Scottie Scheffler claims Open Championship with majestic four

American world No 1 ends on 17 under at Royal Portrush Rory McIlroy finishes at 10 under after final round of 69Never in doubt. Never remotely in doubt. What might Rory McIlroy have to shoot to win his second Open, they asked. The answer turned out to be: Scottie Scheffler.Anybody hoping for a keenly contested Open Sunday was to be sorely disappointed. Make that 10 times Scheffler has held a 54-hole lead and 10 times he has converted. Scheffler tugged his opening tee shot into the rough, triggering some sharp intakes of breath. The new champion’s next act was to fire an iron to within a foot of the cup. Scheffler enjoyed a sun-kissed procession on the Dunluce Links. Had the R&A been so minded, it could have broken with tradition and handed over the Claret Jug on the 5th tee. By that point, he was seven strokes clear. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Open 2025: Scottie Scheffler eyes career Grand Slam after strolling to comfortable Portrush victory

The American was unparalleled throughout the week and won with a four-stroke cushion

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3 w. ago The Open 2025: Scheffler crowned champion with imperious four

Scottie Scheffler claims his fourth major with victory at Portrush in the 153rd OpenOfficial leaderboardRory McIlroy is out and about, soundtracked by the usual ozone-layer-bothering roars. An iron straight down the middle. An approach straight down the middle and over the flag. He’ll have a 20-foot putt coming back for birdie. Matt Fitzpatrick has some work to do, though, having dispatched his tee shot into the rough down the left, then sent a flyer over the back of the green. Meanwhile Hideki Matsuyama’s eagle putt at 12 shaves the hole, Tyrrell Hatton’s bunkered tee shot at 2 leads to bogey, and here’s how the top of the leaderboard looks right now.-14: Scheffler -10: Li -9: Fitzpatrick -8: Matsuyama (12), R Hojgaard (3), Hatton (2), English (1), Gotterup (1), McIlroy -7: DeChambeau (13), Fleetwood (11), Hall (7), MacIntyre (3), Henley (3), Schauffele (2) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Open 2025 live: Scottie Scheffler wins 153rd Open with composed and controlled final round

Rory McIlroy hopes to chase down Scottie Scheffler, who leads by four shots at Royal Portrush in his bid to win a first Open Championship

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3 w. ago The Open 2025: Scheffler continues to dominate on final day – live

Latest updates from the decisive day of the 153rd OpenLive official leaderboard | And you can email ScottRory McIlroy is out and about, soundtracked by the usual ozone-layer-bothering roars. An iron straight down the middle. An approach straight down the middle and over the flag. He’ll have a 20-foot putt coming back for birdie. Matt Fitzpatrick has some work to do, though, having dispatched his tee shot into the rough down the left, then sent a flyer over the back of the green. Meanwhile Hideki Matsuyama’s eagle putt at 12 shaves the hole, Tyrrell Hatton’s bunkered tee shot at 2 leads to bogey, and here’s how the top of the leaderboard looks right now.-14: Scheffler -10: Li -9: Fitzpatrick -8: Matsuyama (12), R Hojgaard (3), Hatton (2), English (1), Gotterup (1), McIlroy -7: DeChambeau (13), Fleetwood (11), Hall (7), MacIntyre (3), Henley (3), Schauffele (2) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Open 2025: chasing pack try to catch Scheffler on final day – live

Latest updates from the decisive day of the 153rd OpenLive official leaderboard | And you can email ScottRory McIlroy is out and about, soundtracked by the usual ozone-layer-bothering roars. An iron straight down the middle. An approach straight down the middle and over the flag. He’ll have a 20-foot putt coming back for birdie. Matt Fitzpatrick has some work to do, though, having dispatched his tee shot into the rough down the left, then sent a flyer over the back of the green. Meanwhile Hideki Matsuyama’s eagle putt at 12 shaves the hole, Tyrrell Hatton’s bunkered tee shot at 2 leads to bogey, and here’s how the top of the leaderboard looks right now.-14: Scheffler -10: Li -9: Fitzpatrick -8: Matsuyama (12), R Hojgaard (3), Hatton (2), English (1), Gotterup (1), McIlroy -7: DeChambeau (13), Fleetwood (11), Hall (7), MacIntyre (3), Henley (3), Schauffele (2) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Open 2025 live: Scottie Scheffler takes control after front nine on final day as Rory McIlroy chases

Rory McIlroy hopes to chase down Scottie Scheffler, who leads by four shots at Royal Portrush in his bid to win a first Open Championship

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3 w. ago The Open 2025: McIlroy and chasing pack try to catch Scheffler on final day – live

Latest updates from the decisive day of the 153rd OpenLive official leaderboard | And you can email ScottRory McIlroy is out and about, soundtracked by the usual ozone-layer-bothering roars. An iron straight down the middle. An approach straight down the middle and over the flag. He’ll have a 20-foot putt coming back for birdie. Matt Fitzpatrick has some work to do, though, having dispatched his tee shot into the rough down the left, then sent a flyer over the back of the green. Meanwhile Hideki Matsuyama’s eagle putt at 12 shaves the hole, Tyrrell Hatton’s bunkered tee shot at 2 leads to bogey, and here’s how the top of the leaderboard looks right now.-14: Scheffler -10: Li -9: Fitzpatrick -8: Matsuyama (12), R Hojgaard (3), Hatton (2), English (1), Gotterup (1), McIlroy -7: DeChambeau (13), Fleetwood (11), Hall (7), MacIntyre (3), Henley (3), Schauffele (2) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Frank Warren claims Daniel Dubois got 'careless' against Oleksandr Usyk as fresh prediction made

Oleksandr Usyk was crowned undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time after knocking out Daniel Dubois

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3 w. ago The Open 2025 live: Rory McIlroy plots stunning Royal Portrush comeback as Scottie Scheffler leads

Rory McIlroy hopes to chase down Scottie Scheffler, who leads by four shots at Royal Portrush in his bid to win a first Open Championship

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3 w. ago The Open 2025: Tee times and fourth round schedule at Royal Portrush

Rory McIlroy will play with Chris Gotterup in the final round of the 2025 Open Championship with Scottie Scheffler the man to beat after the American secured a four-shot lead

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3 w. ago Air of inevitability blows in as Scottie Scheffler seizes control of the Open

Dominant Scheffler moves four clear of the fieldLi Haotong and Matt Fitzpatrick lead pursuitScottie Scheffler still had 20 holes of this Open Championship still to play. History tells us leads can evaporate in just one. Dense rough, links bunkers, the scale of pressure attached to the oldest major. Open calamity is written in folklore. The ghost of Jean van de Velde still lingers. And yet, the bookmakers had Scheffler at only 1-8 to lift the Claret Jug. The fat lady had cleared her throat. Twenty holes. What sporting planet is this?It is possible to run out of adjectives for Scheffler. Unflappable, remarkable, relentless. Nobody will ever match the impact of Tiger Woods on golf but it really is no exaggeration to suggest Scheffler can be similarly dominant. Come Sunday evening on the Causeway Coast, Scheffler will surely be a four-time major winner and three-quarters of the way towards a career grand slam. This is only his 24th major start as a professional. In one of them, his purs...

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3 w. ago The Open 2025 live: Rory McIlroy charges up leaderboard after ‘strange’ round as Scottie Scheffler races clear at Portrush

Masters champion Rory McIlroy will hope to hunt down Royal Portrush leader Scottie Scheffler, with Matt Fitzpatrick also poised to challenge for the Claret Jug

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